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困却 (こんきゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
perplexity ; dilemma ; being at a loss
A somewhat formal or literary term for a state of being stuck or unable to decide. Often used with する to mean 'to be perplexed' or 'to face a dilemma'.
その 問もん 題だい の 解かい 決けつ 策さく が 見み つから ず 、 委い 員いん 会かい は 困こん 却きゃく し て いる 。
Unable to find a solution to the problem, the committee is in a dilemma.
Kanji 困 quandary, become distressed, annoyed 却 instead, on the contrary, rather Similar words 困こん 惑わく 困惑 is more common and neutral for 'bewilderment' or 'embarrassment', while 困却 is rarer and emphasizes being stuck in a difficult situation.
当とう 惑わく 当惑 also means 'perplexity' but often carries a nuance of being embarrassed or not knowing how to react, whereas 困却 focuses on the dilemma itself.
Etymology Compound of 困 (trouble, hardship) and 却 (withdraw, eliminate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests being trapped in a difficult situation.
